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West 5th Street, Mount Vernon, NY

Gas Construction Project To Affect Traffic On Busy Mount Vernon Road For Months Gas Construction Project To Affect Traffic On Busy Mount Vernon Road For Months
Gas Construction Project To Affect Traffic On Busy Mount Vernon Road For Months A gas construction project is set to cause lane closures on a Westchester roadway for several months, officials announced.  Beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 7, West 5th Street between South 7th Avenue and Mundy Lane in the city of Mount Vernon will be affected by temporary lane closures during working hours as a contractor works on a gas construction project, according to Con Edison.  The project is expected to continue until Tuesday, Dec. 31, Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn-Patterson Howard said. Residents in the area will continue to have access to come and go at all times of d…
Man Injured After Mount Vernon Shooting, Refuses To Cooperate: Suspect At Large, Police Say Man Injured After Mount Vernon Shooting, Refuses To Cooperate: Suspect At Large, Police Say
Man Injured After Mount Vernon Shooting, Refuses To Cooperate: Suspect At Large, Police Say Authorities are investigating a shooting in Westchester that hospitalized a man who later refused to cooperate with detectives, police said. The incident happened on Monday, Oct. 16 around 11 p.m., when police responded to the area of South 7th Avenue and West 5th Street in Mount Vernon for a report of shots fired, Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen said. Arriving officers quickly searched the scene and failed to find any witnesses or evidence regarding the shooting. Around an hour later though, authorities were told that a shooting victim had arrived at the Jacobi M…
Two Arrested In Connection To Summer Shooting In Mount Vernon Two Arrested In Connection To Summer Shooting In Mount Vernon
Two Arrested In Connection To Summer Shooting In Mount Vernon A city employee in Westchester was one of two arrested following an investigation into shots fired earlier this month following a gambling dispute, police said. Detectives from the Mount Vernon Police Department arrested two city men following an incident on Saturday, Sept. 18 after launching an investigation into reports of a gunshot being fired in the area of South 8th Avenue and West 5th Street. Police said that Hector Ruiz, age 42, an employee of the City of Mount Vernon Department of Public Works was arrested at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21; while a second suspect, Ras…